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Leça da Palmeira

Porto / Matosinhos · beach

Now0.6/5

Wrong tide for this spot

0.6m @ 8–14s NW · 1kW/m · +0.4m @ 12s NWsecondary swell · 2kn WSW ↘onshore

Tide2.5m↓ falling· low in 4h45
🌊 19.2°Cwater21°CairWear:3/2 fullsuitSeaSlightUV5 ModerateSurfaceCleanConsistencyFairly consistent(58)
TideLow 16:19 1.2mHigh 22:45 2.5mLow 04:57 1.3mHigh 11:25 2.7mOfficial tide predictions (WorldTides).
Leça da Palmeira
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8-day outlook · Intermediate

Swell height · metres
1.70.80SatSunMonTueWedThuFriSatm
secondary swell
Wind · knots
18.69.30SatSunMonTueWedThuFriSatkn

Hour by hour

TimeScoreSwellWindTide
07:002.10.8m 6s WNW+0.2m 12s NW4kn NNW →0.6 ↑
08:001.20.7m 6–14s NW+0.3m 12s NW4kn NNW →0.8 ↑
09:000.50.6m 7–14s NW+0.3m 12s NW3kn NW ↘1.0 ↑
10:000.40.6m 7–14s NW+0.4m 12s NW2kn WNW ↘1.0 ↓
11:000.60.6m 8–14s NW+0.4m 12s NW2kn WSW ↘0.9 ↓
12:001.40.6m 8–14s NW+0.5m 11s NW5kn SSW →0.7 ↓
13:002.10.6m 8–14s NW+0.6m 10s NW3kn W ↘0.5 ↓
14:002.10.7m 9–14s NW+0.6m 10s NW3kn SSW →0.3 ↓
15:001.10.7m 10–14s NW+0.6m 8s NW3kn NE →0.1 ↓
16:000.90.8m 10–14s NW+0.6m 8s NW1kn W ↘ g120.0 ↓
17:000.90.9m 10–14s NW+0.4m 8s WNW6kn WSW ↘ g120.0 ↑
18:001.81.0m 9–12s NW+0.3m 9s WSW5kn W ↘0.2 ↑
19:003.11.1m 9–12s NW+0.2m 10s SW6kn WNW ↘0.4 ↑
20:002.61.2m 9–12s NW+0.2m 10s SW7kn N → g100.6 ↑
21:001.91.2m 9–12s NW+0.1m 11s SW4kn NNE →0.8 ↑

Spot guide

Best swell
WSW–NW
Best wind
E (offshore)
Best tide
Mid
First–last light
06:38–20:31

Open beach just north of the Leixões breakwater with fuller swell exposure than Matosinhos.

Hazards rocks at south end near the harbor mouth · rip near the Leixões channel

Best time of year

Jan
78.6%
Feb
78.3%
Mar
74.8%
Apr
72.6%
May
71.9%
Jun
74.9%
Jul
74.4%
Aug
71.9%
Sep
79.6%
Oct
84.7%
Nov
80.6%
Dec
92.1%
Clean Blown out Too small
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